‘Waste Not, Want Not’ Clonakilty is all about rolling up our sleeves and making a real difference in how we handle food waste, and the community has really gotten behind it! Running from February 2024 to March 2025, this farm-to-fork initiative brought together local businesses, farmers, schools, clubs, and community […]

How are your anxiety levels these days? It’s clear that we are living in anxious times both nationally and globally; you need only glance at your phone or switch on your TV to hear the latest travails. Add to that the personal pressures and stresses of life in these busy […]

In 1942 James Kerr wrote the following in the Dublin Historical Record: ‘The extraordinary persistence of traditional knowledge in Ireland is illustrated by the fact that a prescription of Diancecht’s is known and used in Ireland to the present day. It is known as ‘Diancecht’s porridge’, and is given for […]

After weeks of rain rolling down every hill in Ireland it seems the spring has arrived. The weather is very changeable but give me four seasons in a day any day rather than wall-to-wall grey. It doesn’t take much sunshine for everything to kick into action and the birds are […]

Excuse my language but WTF have they been doing to the hedgerows? It’s Armageddon out there. Except that Armageddon is defined as the last battle between good and evil before the Day of Judgement, and if the hedgerows represent Good and the machines shredding them represent Evil – then it’s […]

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